CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 252

Minute by the Colonial: Doorsting

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Will you give, shortly, the history

Hoppy:)

Mr Silva,

of this payment

20th July, 1887.

?

(Signed) Fr Sowart,

Colonial Secreting

Minute by Mr. Silva, 1.7 Audit Clerk.

Amourable/ Colonial Scouting,

On the 1. of May, 1860, the

Copy)

in Hongkong

were

transferred from

-maintenance and control of the Post Office

the

Imperial to the Colonial Government. The

Agencies

at the open ports still remained under the management of the London Post Office, which defrayed

the

zalanes of

the Agents, but Hongkong paid the salaries

of the staff and contingencies,

In